Cuomo to be done in by the law he put in place?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by a second former aide. Charlotte Bennett, who worked as a senior briefer and executive assistant in Cuomo's administration in 2019 and 2020, told The New York Times that Cuomo harassed her in June 2020, asking her questions about her personal life, including whether she thought age gaps mattered in relationships and if she ever had sex with with older men. The 25-year-old Bennett said the governor never tried to touch her, but she "absolutely" felt he was making an entreaty to a sexual relationship, which made her "horribly uncomfortable and scared." https://theweek.com/5things/969466/2nd-former-aide-accuses-cuomo-sexual-harassmentFrom the NY pamphlet (bold and underlined font are mine):
Is a single incident of inappropriate sexual
behavior enough to be sexual harassment
and can I file a complaint?
Yes. Harassment does not need to be
repeated for you to file a claim; a single
incident can be sufficient. Harassment also
does not need to be severe or pervasive in
order for the employer to be liable. Contact
the
New York State Division of Human Rights to
file a complaint. NY Law seems unusually harsh. A single incident can have many meanings to all involved, and there's a 3 year statute of limitations.
https://dhr.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sexual-harassment.pdfSo, you could possibly say only, "That's a pretty blouse on you, today?" And 3 years later end up in court.
That's hardly Harvey Weinstein behavior, and seems to be an overcorrection.